Here’s an easy make-ahead remedy for cold and flu symptoms. Make this Honey Ginger Jam recipe now so that when you or your family/friends/co-workers feel a cold coming on you will be ready to save the day. Healing properties of…
How to Grow Your Best Garden in 2024
As always, I am planning to grow my best garden ever next year, in 2024! Your best garden will look different than mine, but they will both produce abundantly with the help of one simple action — create a well…
Resist Rising Feed Costs by Harvesting Your Lawn
Backyard Homestead Hay Growing Tips and Tools Rising feed costs have spurred us to start harvesting our lawn! We know that it is not the same as high quality timothy or alfalfa. We are simply allowing our lawn to grow…
Which Canning Jar Lids are Safe to Use?
I have heard some scary stories about buckling, rusting, and other safety issues with off brand canning jar lids. There are loads of comments on Amazon about the dangers of knock-off canning jar lids. Some folks even ordered boxes so…
1 Year Food and Household Supply List for Our Family
Food and household supply prices are rising. Supply chain and shipping disruptions are common. What food and households supplies do YOU need to have on hand to be prepared for a full year? It is such a great feeling knowing…
May Tasks: Checklist for your homestead garden
May is when garden tasks begin to multiply and a checklist and planner is so helpful for a scatterbrain like myself. By mid May warm temperatures are here and it is safe to start panting frost sensitive plants like summer…